A "renting a room" system:
$249 Audio Technica LP120XUSB turntable
$600 Bose Wave SoundTouch music system IV (I have an older Bose Wave system II, but features are nearly identical)
$12 Amazon Basics 3.5mm to 2-Male RCA Adapter Audio Stereo Cable - 25 Feet
$100 Koss Pro4AA headphones
$15 Grado Mini Heaphone Adapter Cable - 1/4 Inch to 1/8 Inch Plug
$16 DISINO 1/4 Inch Male to Female 20 Ft. Headphone Extension Cable
When you're renting a single room and space is tight, with no place for dedicated equipment racks or the ability to properly site a pair of stereo speakers, I've found that a system like this can still provide plenty of audio entertainment. Long cables allow putting things wherever they’ll fit and sound their best, plus letting a person sit wherever he wishes with the headphones on.
The Bose Wave SoundTouch provides the speakers and amplification, has a built-in cd player and AM/FM reciever, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility, plus auxiliary and headphone jacks. Sound remains rich and full even at extremely low volume levels (Bose told me the Wave systems have some kind of loudness-type feature which cannot be defeated, it just works). Very little output below 60 Hz so neighbors/roommates are rarely bothered.
The Audio Technica LP120XUSB is a surprisingly engaging turntable for the price and includes both cartridge and built-in phono stage. Feet are adjustable to level the turntable. The stock cartridge sounds very good (even with $21 conical VMN95C styli), but I do like the $79 Sumiko Oyster as an upgrade (styli a still-reasonable $39).
When you're sharing walls with other folks, headphones that seal out external noise reasonably well come in very handy, plus allowing higher-volume listening at any time of the day or night without disturbing others. Koss Pro4AA have been favorites of mine for decades.